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Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem Passes Away at 92
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In Short: Gloria Steinem, a pioneering journalist and feminist activist, died peacefully at her home in New York, surrounded by loved ones, on Thursday.
Gloria Steinem, a pioneering journalist and feminist activist, died peacefully at her home in New York, surrounded by loved ones, on Thursday. She started her career as a journalist in the 1970s and co-founded Ms. magazine, one of the first publications to focus on women's issues beyond domesticity and beauty norms.
Steinem reflected on her activism, saying, 'That speak-out was the beginning of activism for me,' in an email to the AP in 2022, while discussing the reversal of Roe v Wade. Despite her fear of public speaking, she became a leading feminist, advocating for equality and social issues.
Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end,' a post on her official Instagram page said, confirming her passing. Steinem was a pioneer of the 1960s' era of second-wave feminism and wrote about the struggles of women in the sex industry, highlighting the exploitation and abuse they faced.
What's confirmed
- "That speak-out was the beginning of activism for me," Steinem, who had undergone a secret illegal abortion at the age of 22, told the AP in an email in 2022 while reflecting on the reversal of Roe v Wade.
- "Being a feminist means that you see the world as whole instead of half," she once said.
- Steinem “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” a post on her official Instagram page said Thursday.
- “Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end,” the post said.
What's still developing
- She started her career as a journalist in New York in the 1970s and went on to co-found Ms. magazine, one of the first publications to focus on other women's issues than the perils of housekeeping and the mandates of…
- Although she went on to become a leading activist, Steinem said she had long struggled with a deep fear of public speaking.
- Her foundation, Gloria's Foundation, confirms that she passed away peacefully at her home in New York, "surrounded by some of the many who loved her," Sweden Herald reported.
- She also founded the feminist magazine Ms, which published the 1980 article "The Real Linda Lovelace," in which Steinem accused the porn star's ex-husband Chuck Traynor of being behind the myth that Lovelace loved to…
- She had her breakthrough as a feminist leader in 1969 when she published the article "After black power, women's liberation".
- A pioneer of the 1960s’ era of second-wave feminism, Steinem advocated for social issues as well as wrote about them.
- Ruth Steinem had mental health problems, something Steinem has said deeply influenced her.
- The women, she wrote, were expected to always “think about something happy” so they could put on a cheerful persona for their male clientele, even as their clubs demanded exorbitant portions of their tips and forced…